Sickle holder



Nov. 27 1923. 1,475,858

L. A. NORLAND S ICKLE HOLDER Filed Aug. 28 1922 LatherA. Zl/ZarZand I j! M ATTORNEY wrmzss:

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LUTHER A. NOR'LAED, OF SANFORD, COLORADO.

SICKLE HOLDER.

Application filed August 28, 1922.

To all whom 2 2 may concern Be it known that T, LUTHER A. NORLAND, a citizen of the United States. residing at Sanford, in the county of Conejos and bltate of Coloradm have invented new and useful Improvements in Sickle Holders, oi which the following is a specification.

The principal object of this invention is to provide means for holding a sickle of a mowing machine while the same is being sharpened on a grindstone or the like, such means permitting the sickle to be adjusted so that all the knives thereon can be brought into engagement with the grindstone.

Another object of the invention is to place the holding mean for the sickle on a member which is swiveled to a supporting member.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, iliustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding part throughout the sevoral. views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation,

Figure 2 is longitudinal section through the support.

Figure 3 is Figure 1.

In these views 1. indicates a plate which is adapted to be secured to a ceiling or other support by screws or the like. This plate is provided with ti :eaded hole 2 for receiving the threaded end ofa rod 4 which supports a tube 5 which surrounds the rod. The rod and tube are also supported by the brace 6. The rod passes through a T- coupling 7, one end of which engages the end of the tube and the coupling is held in place by anut and washer 8 on the end of the rod. Thus the tube and coupling have rotary movement on the rod. Pipes 9 have their inner ends threaded to engage the T-coupling and the outer ends of these pipes have secured thereto the stops 10. A hanger 11 is slidably supported on each pipe, each hanger consista sectionv on line 33 of Serial No. 584,897.

ing of a frame 12 carryinga sheave 13 which engages the pipe and to which is swiveled a yoke-shaped frame 14 by the rivet 15, said yoke-shaped frame carrying a pulley 16. A chain l7 passes over each of the pulleys 16, a spring clip 18 of U-shape, being connected with one end of the chain and the end carrying a weight 19 which is: provided with an extension 20 having an eye therein. to receive the other part of the chain. The clips 18 are adapted to engage the sickle, which is shown at A.

From the above it will be seen that the sickle can be moved longitudinally on the pipes 9 by the sheaves in the frames rolling on said pipes. it can also be turned at various angles by turning the tube and coupling on the rod 4:. The sickle can also be raised and lowered by means of the chains and weights. Thus it will be a simple matter to bring all the knives on the sickle into engagement with the grindstone.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the: combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall With in the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A device of the character described ineluding a plate adapted to be secured to the ceiling of a structure, a rod depending from the plate, a tube arranged on the rod for a rotary movement, a if-shaped bracket receiving the tube and having its ends secured to the ceiling, a horizontal tubular standard carried by the lower end of the rod, stops at the opposite ends thereof, carriages movable on the tubular standard, flexible elements carried by the carriages, clips carried by one end of each of the flexible elements for engagement-with an object to be supported and weights provided with eyes and secured on the opposite ends of the flexible element and having slidable engagement with. the flexible elements through the medium of the eyes.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LUTHER A. NORLAND.

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